{"product_id":"the-first-time-i-got-paid-for-it-writers-tales-from-the-hollywood-trenches-0306810972","title":"The First Time I Got Paid For It: Writers' Tales From The Hollywood Trenches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0306810972\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Lefcourt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Time I Got Paid for It is a one-of-a-kind collection of essays by more than fifty leading film and television writers, with a foreword by screenwriting legend William Goldman. Linked by the theme of a writer's \"first time\" -- usually the first time he got paid for his work, but sometimes veering off into other, more unconventional, \"first times\" -- these always entertaining (and sometimes hilarious) pieces share what it takes to succeed, what it takes to write well, and other aspects of maintaining creativity and integrity while striving for a career in Hollywood. Richard LaGravanese (The Fisher King, The Horse Whisperer, Living Out Loud) confesses that his first paid writing job was crafting phone-sex scripts. Nicholas Kazan (Reversal of Fortune, Matilda) explains why, in Hollywood, an oral \"yes\" often turns out to be a written \"no.\" Peter Casey writes about the unparalleled pitch meeting for the award-winning series Frasier. Virtually every big-name writer in Hollywood has contributed to this collection, making it essential research material for anyone trying to make it in the entertainment industry, and a perfect read for movie and television buffs everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735599808800,"sku":"NEW0306810972","price":15.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71GOoLgpurL.jpg?v=1779496727","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-first-time-i-got-paid-for-it-writers-tales-from-the-hollywood-trenches-0306810972","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}